Qi Yang

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Qi Yang is a scholar working on Immunology, Surgery and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Qi Yang has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Qi Yang's work include IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (13 papers). Qi Yang is often cited by papers focused on IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (25 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (24 papers) and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (13 papers). Qi Yang collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Qi Yang's co-authors include Avinash Bhandoola, Nessan Bermingham, Milton J. Finegold, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Olga Shestova, Alejandro Chavez, Yumi Yashiro–Ohtani, Brittany Weber, Lisa Borghesi and David Artis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Qi Yang

54 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Qi Yang United States	28	2.2k	1.3k	1.1k	481	378	60	3.9k
Linrong Lu China	30	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	395 0.4×	683 1.4×	257 0.7×	82	4.5k
Alexandre J. Potocnik Germany	27	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	450 0.4×	553 1.1×	295 0.8×	39	4.7k
Carlie J.M. de Vries Netherlands	39	1.8k 0.8×	2.2k 1.8×	507 0.5×	445 0.9×	430 1.1×	103	4.9k
Rajita Pappu United States	20	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	420 0.4×	494 1.0×	174 0.5×	27	3.6k
Stephen J. Warner United States	30	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	285 0.6×	130 0.3×	101	3.9k
Masafumi Onodera Japan	38	1.8k 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	592 0.5×	803 1.7×	787 2.1×	123	5.2k
Dorothy K. Sojka United States	23	3.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	675 0.6×	771 1.6×	310 0.8×	35	5.0k
Per Anderson Spain	31	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	538 0.5×	658 1.4×	222 0.6×	69	4.0k
Sonia Berrih‐Aknin France	48	2.0k 0.9×	949 0.8×	455 0.4×	685 1.4×	299 0.8×	187	7.0k
Jun Cheng China	29	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 1.6×	286 0.3×	362 0.8×	329 0.9×	110	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Qi Yang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Qi Yang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Qi Yang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Qi Yang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Qi Yang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Qi Yang. Qi Yang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wan, A, et al.. (2025). Dual role of mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT) in asthma. Journal of Asthma. 62(7). 1095–1100.

Cao, Gaoyuan, et al.. (2025). The differential effects of cAMP mobilizing agents on TGF-β-induced extracellular matrix in human lung-derived fibroblasts: insights into therapeutic targets for lung fibrosis. Respiratory Research. 26(1). 328–328.

Yang, Qi, et al.. (2023). DNA T-shaped crossover tiles for 2D tessellation and nanoring reconfiguration. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7675–7675. 12 indexed citations

Zhuo, Zewei, Qi Yang, Huihuan Wu, et al.. (2023). Targeted modulation of intestinal epithelial regeneration and immune response in ulcerative colitis using dual-targeting bilirubin nanoparticles. Theranostics. 14(2). 528–546. 29 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuanyue, En Xu, Marieke Lavaert, et al.. (2022). Mucosal-associated invariant T cells restrict reactive oxidative damage and preserve meningeal barrier integrity and cognitive function. Nature Immunology. 23(12). 1714–1725. 52 indexed citations

Harris, Rebecca, et al.. (2022). TCF-1 regulates NKG2D expression on CD8 T cells during anti-tumor responses. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 72(6). 1581–1601. 10 indexed citations

Zhang, Yuanyue, et al.. (2022). Interaction Between Innate Lymphoid Cells and the Nervous System. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1365. 135–148. 3 indexed citations

Fu, Xiaoyi, Fangqi Peng, Qi Yang, et al.. (2020). Aptamer-Functionalized DNA Nanostructures for Biological Applications. Topics in Current Chemistry. 378(2). 21–21. 39 indexed citations

Qi, Xinyi, Jinxin Qiu, Yanhui Ma, et al.. (2020). Brg1 restrains the pro-inflammatory properties of ILC3s and modulates intestinal immunity. Mucosal Immunology. 14(1). 38–52. 20 indexed citations

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Huang, Weishan, Rebecca Harris, Aisha Sultana, et al.. (2020). Targeting Interleukin-2-Inducible T-Cell Kinase (ITK) Differentiates GVL and GVHD in Allo-HSCT. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 593863–593863. 18 indexed citations

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Hosokawa, Hiroyuki, Maile Romero-Wolf, Qi Yang, et al.. (2019). Cell type–specific actions of Bcl11b in early T-lineage and group 2 innate lymphoid cells. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 217(1). 46 indexed citations

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Harly, Christelle, Devin Kenney, Gang Ren, et al.. (2019). The transcription factor TCF-1 enforces commitment to the innate lymphoid cell lineage. Nature Immunology. 20(9). 1150–1160. 82 indexed citations

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Califano, Danielle, Jonathan Cho, Mohammad Nizam Uddin, et al.. (2015). Transcription Factor Bcl11b Controls Identity and Function of Mature Type 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells. Immunity. 43(2). 354–368. 133 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi, Moyar Q. Ge, Imre Rédai, et al.. (2015). Group 2 innate lymphoid cells mediate ozone-induced airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in mice. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 137(2). 571–578. 88 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi, Laurel A. Monticelli, Steven A. Saenz, et al.. (2013). T Cell Factor 1 Is Required for Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Generation. Immunity. 38(4). 694–704. 194 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi. (2013). Tumor necrosis factor-α mediates JNK activation response to intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 19(30). 4925–4925. 23 indexed citations

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Yang, Qi, Brandt L. Esplin, & Lisa Borghesi. (2011). E47 regulates hematopoietic stem cell proliferation and energetics but not myeloid lineage restriction. Blood. 117(13). 3529–3538. 24 indexed citations

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Chen, Michael, Yan Li, Maria Elena De Obaldia, et al.. (2011). Erythroid/Myeloid Progenitors and Hematopoietic Stem Cells Originate from Distinct Populations of Endothelial Cells. Cell stem cell. 9(6). 541–552. 197 indexed citations

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Kardava, Lela, Qi Yang, Anthony J. St. Leger, et al.. (2011). The B lineage transcription factor E2A regulates apoptosis in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. International Immunology. 23(6). 375–384. 13 indexed citations

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Esplin, Brandt L., Tomoyuki Shimazu, Robert S. Welner, et al.. (2011). Chronic Exposure to a TLR Ligand Injures Hematopoietic Stem Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 186(9). 5367–5375. 265 indexed citations

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